Exploring Earth's Geologic History
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Law of Superposition state about the position of younger rocks compared to older rocks?
Younger rocks lie below older rocks.
Younger rocks lie above older rocks.
Younger rocks are mixed within older rocks.
Younger rocks are always the same age as older rocks.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is most likely to be found in old rocks?
Fossils
Toys
Sofas
People
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
Collision
Mid-ocean ridge
A boundary
A rift zone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of erosion?
Light shining onto a mountain.
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
All of the above.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What feature of the ocean floor forms at a subduction zone and creates the deepest location in the ocean?
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Ocean trench
Abyssal plain
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Life on Earth has existed for more than _____________ years.
3.6 million
3 thousand
3 billion
4.6 billion
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mountain chains on the ocean floor are called:
Ocean trench
Seamount
Mid-ocean ridge
Guyot
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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